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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
social contract
–noun
| 1. | the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members. |
| 2. | an agreement for mutual benefit between an individual or group and the government or community as a whole. |
Also, social compact.
[Origin: 1840–50
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| social contract
n. An agreement among the members of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the rights and duties of each. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| social contract | |
noun | |
| an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: so·cial contract
Function: noun
: an actual or hypothetical agreement among individuals forming an organized society or between the community and the ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each
Main Entry: so·cial contract
Function: noun
: an actual or hypothetical agreement among individuals forming an organized society or between the community and the ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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